Luxury health club spas are increasingly offering wellness services just for men. Kate Corney examines this growing trend

What's in store at the UK's largest trade beauty event taking place at ExCeL, London, this month?

The new director of health and wellbeing at Public Health England talks to Steven Ward about his mission to tackle the ‘wicked problem' of physical inactivity

Does the sector need to cement its intent to combat physical inactivity with a bold ‘physical inactivity kills' message, asks Kate Cracknell

Camilla Parke of The Futures Company outlines some of the trends that will influence the health and wellness sector this year

A free school in Luton is the first in the UK to be set up by a leisure trust. Rhianon Howells finds out about its healthy approach

Katie Lewis reports on discussions at November's SIBEC Europe event, from functional training to price-cutting, and from centralised ad campaigns to 'exercise is medicine'

The CEO of LA fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about the recent launch of its premium LAX brand

The latest Global MONITOR report from The Futures Company presents the trends and opportunities in wellness

Tapping into wellness tourism could help health clubs drive revenue, build communities and bring in new markets, says Kate Cracknell

How are operators justifying the investment in functional training, and are they reaping the rewards?

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened the GSK Human Performance Lab - a science facility that will look to "deepen the understanding of human performance".

The MD of budget fitness operator Xercise4Less talks to Kate Cracknell about the company's brand new partnership with UK supermarket chain Tesco

In the second of his two-part series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss examines the powerful potential of wellbeing coaching

Jay Williams examines the science behind telomeres – indicators for cellular ageing – and what it could mean for spas and health clubs

CEO David Stalker reports on a recent focus group examining children's activity and school sport

As part of our continuing series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss offers his advice on the questions, tools and strategies needed to effectively deliver health coaching

The founder and CEO of Mytime Active talks to Kate Cracknell about opportunities in public health, building community partnerships and re-investing profits to change lives

A look at the hottest trends impacting the health club spa industry

After acquiring DC Leisure, housing giant Places for People became a new player in the leisure arena. Julie Cramer talks to both company chiefs

The founder of The Second Half Centre in London tells Kate Cracknell about her unique approach to successful ageing

Operators increasingly need to demonstrate social value. Julie Cramer reports on the progress being made

St George's Park not only caters for elite footballers but also the public, with a range of performance packages

CEO David Stalker outlines the key changes to public health commissioning which came into force this month, and what these mean for health and wellbeing providers

As today's consumers start to take control of their own health, Louise Kennedy considers how this will shape the future fitness industry

Rachel Davies talks about being a Nuffield Health mentor

Residential developers are incorporating wellbeing facilities in their schemes to enhance exclusivity and add value, reports Neena Dhillon

Across the UK, the momentum is growing behind the public sector spa. David Thompson looks at the facilities leading the way

Research from Us Girls shows body image is still a barrier to exercise for young girls, says programme manager Karen Keohane

Bill McBride considers how clubs can best communicate their USPs, plus a preview of next month's IHRSA Annual Convention